Anita Karlsson (born November 1, 1965, in Ätran) is a

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. She competed at the

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in the women's 50 metre rifle three positions event, in which she placed eighth, and the women's 10 metre air rifle event, in which she tied for 33rd place. At the

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in 10 m air rifle in 1986, held in

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, Finland, she, together with Ann-Cristin Vuolo Junros and Anette Olsson, placed second and won the silver medal for Sweden.

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1965 births Living people ISSF rifle shooters Swedish female sport shooters Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Sweden 20th-century Swedish sportswomen People from Falkenberg Municipality Sportspeople from Halland County {{Sweden-sportshooting-bio-stub